first night without binky :)

So we had been debating of when to take my son's binky away and i finally said no more. He had been sick and so wanted more always had it on and so we decided to pull the plug. He was cranky and crying for it all day long but my hubby would distract him then i would vice versa. I thought putting him to sleep would be the hardest because he would not go to sleep without it other times but he feel asleep rather quickly and didn't cry out for it. I am glad to say he still asleep and hasn't woken up to ask for it. We are so proud of him we just didn't want him with it anymore ...SO PROUD TO SAY NO MORE BINKY!!!!!!!

anyone else saying bye bye to the binky??

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DH Edgar since 11/02/07

Blessed with a Boy Edgar Alexander born 9/11/09 another blessing EDD 7/5/11

Comments (17)

i need to, but McKenzie has always been a very vocal baby, not crying she just likes to squeal really really loud, or yell. She's been doing it since she was a tiny baby and sometimes she will just stand there and yell for hours. The paci really helps us all keep our sanity sometimes lol but we will be getting rid of it within the next few weeks.

im not making my DS part with it just yet. He is not as 'binky dependent" as he once was when he was tiny, so i see no harm in it, he just uses it to soothe himself to sleep or sometimes in the car i give it to him so he will be more relaxed. I know im in the minority here but i feel they are still just babies and i dont see the big deal with having a binky at 1yrs old.

kosmokitten13 - you aren't alone! My daughter only has it during naps and bedtime. She doesn't really wake up for it or anything, and doesn't walk around with it in her mouth so I see no harm. My other two used a binky until around 2 1/2 (only for naps and bedtime) and that is about when we broke them of it.

We threw it away after he had just turned one. We have been binky free for over 2 weeks now. But before we completely got rid of it, for about a month before we threw it away he wasn't allowed to have it unless he was going to sleep. He did great, I don't even think he noticed that he never got it back!

LOL and my DD was a thumb sucker which i think is a little harder to break and it was, I really didnt even try, she just did it to soothe herself and i would never want to take that away from someone. She kept sucking her thumb till she was like 10 but just in bed or when she was cuddling a certain blankie. And for the record, her teeth are just fine. And she is a well adjusted 20yr old young lady.

I think the binky is alot easier to slowly wean them off of, but i dont see any point in doing it yet. But for those that have succeeded and it was important enough for them to do so, i say Kudos to you. I just dont like when people pass judgement that you dont feel the same way (no one in this post, just a general statement)

We mainly are down to only naps and bedtime with the pacifier. We do use it in the car for trips and if she is sleepy to help her fall asleep in the car. She doesn't wake up for it but when she goes to bed we give it to her so I don't have to spend a lot of time with her comfort nursing. This way she can comfort herself and we all get better sleep.

We have a few left, but I am not buying anymore. The problem is since she only uses them for bed she hasn't lost one yet. I was gonna do the whole oops ya lost it so they are all gone routine, but eh we will take it when it comes. I want to start weaning her from it around 18 months or so. My plan was to get her into her own bed by a year and we were early on that. Next comes potty training when she can start showing me signals she has to potty. Then I plan on taking the pacifier away. Eh we will figure it out along the way.

Am i the only one who thinks babies should be babies? im sorry but what is the big rush, i wouldnt even fathom potty training for another yr nor moving to a big boy bed. I dont get it... they are just BABIES! I happen to enjoy that he IS a baby. Just sayin..

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